Synthesis, Redox Properties, and EPR of Manganese(III) Complexes of the Ligand N,N-bis(2-Hydroxybenzyl)-N´-2-hydroxybenzylidene-1,2-diaminoethane: Formation of Mononuclear, Dinuclear, and even Higher Nuclearity Complexes

Fryxelius, Jacob

Abstract [en]

This thesis describes several approaches towards the design of a water oxidation catalyst. Different aspects of coordination and water oxidation chemistry are adressed and result in various syntheses of ligands and their metal complexes.